AECC reported this is China’s first flight-validated turbojet in the 160-kilogram (353-pound) thrust class produced entirely using an approach that combines additive manufacturing...
The test campaign evaluated aerodynamics, stability, control, and the performance of key subsystems, including propulsion, avionics, flight software, fuel systems, thermal management...
These cutting-edge solutions have flown aboard a suborbital rocket system, a high-speed jet, a helicopter, and a rocket-powered lander testbed, Loura Hall writes for NASA.
The company entered the latest phase of its test flight program, with chief test pilot Jeff Greenwood in the cockpit taking the aircraft prototype down a runway and up into the...